Thursday, November 28, 2013

Religion and State in Israel - November 28, 2013

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


MARRIAGE







"The state of an abandoned woman is a halachic lacuna allowing a husband to hold his wife prisoner till the end of her life," says attorney Batya Kahana-Dror of the Mavoi Satum organization.
"The Halacha must introduce an overall solutions which foresees these situations. For example, prenuptial agreements could solve some of the extortion problems.



RABBINATE












BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION
High Rabbinical Court rules man may perform Jewish ritual on infant despite wife's objection, expressing concern that circumcision will be used as tool in divorce battles





MIKVEH




BEIT SHEMESH MUNICIPAL ELECTION






IDF and HAREDI DRAFT






JEWISH and DEMOCRATIC STATE

A campaign must be waged to ensure a democratic Jewish state, rather than a 'Jewish' one as defined by self-anointed rabbis who hold themselves as almost divine


FORMER CHIEF RABBI METZGER CASE






HAREDI SOCIETY




This video was shown at the 91st Agudath Israel of America Convention on November 16th, 2013.
The video was produced by a collaboration of the Hamodia daily newspaper and Kolrom Multimedia.








RACISM




RELIGIOUS ZIONISM



HOLIDAYS/CHANUKKAH



ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS




RELIGION and SOCIETY
Orthodox before her aliyah, Eva Illouz explains how Judaism lost its sacredness in Israel


By Nissim Leon, Aliza Lavie






CHABAD


MESSIANICS



TEMPLE MOUNT


Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.